August 28, 2025
These literary magazines accept translations of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry; most also accept original works in English. Some of them pay. Most, but not all, are open for submissions now. There is also a bonus magazine which publishes works on translation. FictionableThey accept submissions of short stories from around the world; they also accept queries…
Hugo Awards Involved in Major Controversy (Again); Authors Guild Fights Grant Cancellations; 3 Publishing Opportunities This monthly column is published on the fourth Thursday of every month, and is an opportunity for me to share information that doesn’t fit anywhere else in our publication. This includes a wide range of opportunities for writers, news and…
Launched in 2008, Glass is a well-established online journal of poetry. They are looking for thoughtfully-crafted poems: “We are interested in poetry that enacts the artistic and creative precision of glass.” Glass welcomes all forms and styles of poetry, though they aren’t likely to publish light verse. They appreciate poems with careful attention to language…
Over a year ago we stopped releasing a new review of a publisher every week. We still review the same amount of publishers a month, but we release the four to five new publisher reviews as links on a longer list. This has helped decrease the amount of submissions publishers receive and the amount of…
August 25, 2025
These are submission calls for speculative fiction: science fiction, fantasy, horror, and their sub-genres, including, but not limited to fairy tales, sword and sorcery, cozy fantasy, high fantasy, ghost stories, eldritch, slipstream, alternate history, steampunk, cyberpunk, post-apocalypse, soilpunk, solarpunk, and more. Many of them pay writers. Some of the calls are themed. Many, but not…
August 21, 2025
This list of publishers meet our guiding principles, but are only open to free submissions from historically underrepresented writers or focus on publishing content produced by historically underrepresented writers. Some of these publications are open to a wide range of writers including writers of color, gender non-conforming and LGBTQ+ writers, and those living with disabilities….
Please note: Duotrope lists a journal with the same name that is believed to be defunct (as of December 2012). This review is for a new and entirely different journal. Aorta is a new, youth-run literary magazine that explores the question, What does it mean to be human?: “Like the aorta, the heart’s main artery,…
By Sabyasachi Roy I woke up humming the same two lines of a poem for three mornings straight. And you know what? I kind of loved it. That stuck-in-your-head feeling is exactly what writers can aim for. A phrase that creeps back into your brain—whispered at the start of every chapter—turn into a little drumbeat…
August 18, 2025
The literary journals and magazines on this list reject the vast majority of what is submitted to them. Sometimes established authors’ works are rejected for years, decades even, before they receive an acceptance. But these literary journals are respected and trusted. Most have a large readership and good distribution in libraries and bookstores. Many of…
August 14, 2025
These magazines publish fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They are a mix of literary and genre magazines. Not all of them are open through the month. Uncanny MagazineThis award-winning genre magazine is open now for speculative poetry submissions (until 26th August), and will open later in the month for speculative fiction submissions (25th August to 8th…
FERAL is a journal of poetry and artwork, produced by Animal Heart Press. They’re looking for wild-hearted writing: “We want your brave, your pain, your love, your teeth, your howling beast.” You can get a sense of what they publish by reading the journal online. FERAL was launched in 2020, and since then they’ve published…
By Steve Horton Now this is a story all about how my life got flipped, turned upside down… Seriously, though, the path from zero to 100 in this case study about a debut graphic novel is a strange one. They say that when someone breaks into the publishing industry, they cement off that entrance so…
August 11, 2025
For the first few years of Authors Publish, even though I only reviewed romance publishers that were over a year old, I had no lack of options in terms of romance publishers to review. They were the easiest genre to find publishers open to direct submissions, other than those focused on non-fiction. Particularly in 2016…
August 7, 2025
This list focuses on nine publishers that we are excited about that are open to submissions this month. Some are only open for a short period of time, others will be open the whole month and beyond. At least four of these are presses we have not covered previously. Please note that if a publisher…
Twin Flame Literary is a new online journal of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. They’re looking for deeply resonant writing: “We seek poetry and prose that speak to the soul — work that feels like a kindred spirit on the page.” They want enlivening writing, whether it explores the extraordinary or embraces the everyday: “we…